Monday, August 29, 2011

Mudroom Madness

We spent our third week-end working on our mudroom. It’s now looking close to done. Is it sad that it’s not done? Probably. We had important things to do like go to a beer tasting, go see The Help, nap, eat ice cream. You know, important things.

When we originally started talking about our mudroom, we knew we wanted a bench/shelf system and some kind of molding. It’s been fun seeing our vision come to life!

Here’s where we ended the week-end…

Isn’t the dog bum hook the cutest?

You may be wondering why we didn’t extend the bench further. One, the pictures are slightly distorted with the wide angle lens (there is only about 3 feet from the end of the bench to the wall). Two, it’s called the dog. We designed the room to leave enough space for his litter box. He won’t use it unless it’s in the wide open. We also designed the bench to allow space for his food and water dish. How’s that for decorating with a dog?

I still have plans to paint the door to the garage. I’m thinking red but I am open to suggestions. We need to add quarter round to the space where the board and batten meets the top of the bench. We also want to add crown molding sometime down the road and put things on the shelf. And we might switch out the bi-fold doors in the very far away future.

We spent our third week-end working on our mudroom. It’s now looking close to done. Is it sad that it’s not done? Probably. We had important things to do like go to a beer tasting, go see The Help, nap, eat ice cream. You know, important things.

When we originally started talking about our mudroom, we knew we wanted a bench/shelf system and some kind of molding. It’s been fun seeing our vision come to life!

Here’s where we ended the week-end…

Isn’t the dog bum hook the cutest?

You may be wondering why we didn’t extend the bench further. One, the pictures are slightly distorted with the wide angle lens (there is only about 3 feet from the end of the bench to the wall). Two, it’s called the dog. We designed the room to leave enough space for his litter box. He won’t use it unless it’s in the wide open. We also designed the bench to allow space for his food and water dish. How’s that for decorating with a dog?

I still have plans to paint the door to the garage. I’m thinking red but I am open to suggestions. We need to add quarter round to the space where the board and batten meets the top of the bench. We also want to add crown molding sometime down the road and put things on the shelf. And we might switch out the bi-fold doors in the very far away future.

Looks great! I agree with the Olympic paint. Bought 5 gallons two years ago and it was like water, took 3 coats to look ok. Was painting neglected walls to match, figured their formula would've improved by now, WRONG. It still was like water. Blue store paint guy tried to get me to try the new One, but he said he wouldn't come paint my walls over if it didn't work. He also said it was brand new and no complaints, uh yeah, cause nobody has bought it yet. I am now a Valspar fan.

Now that is what you call decorating for the dog! I love the transformation you have made to the mudroom, and how took into consideration Ike's needs. The dog bum hook is so cute and the board is batten gorgeous. I love that you built the tall board and batten.